Why Your Current Songs Probably Won’t Work For Television Or Film

There's no denying it can be tough for artists to make money, particularly these days, and so the prospect of getting one's current work featured in a film or episode of a popular television series carries significant appeal. Unfortunately, the chances of your song fitting the bill are slim.

____________________________________

As Eric Campbell writes in a recent post on MusicThinkTank, there's not much point in taking songs you've had lying around on your hard drive and trying to get them placed in a television series or movie, as the process of writing music for such things has its own set of rules and regulations.

"…the screen is already telling a story – the actors, the background setting and the dialog are all working together to give the listener an experience. Music is often needed to accentuate or add to the story that’s being told. However, it can’t conflict or take away or tell a different story from the one that’s already on the screen. "

ADVERTISE Hypebot & MusicThinkTank

With the internet and digital technologies driving rapid change within the music industry, articles about new releases and who has been hired and fired are no longer enough. Our up to the minute industry news alongside insightful commentary helps our readers sift through the rumors and developments to find the information they need to keep their businesses moving forward.

Hypebot is read daily by more than 30,000 music industry professionals including executives and senior staff of music related tech firms, internet based music sites, every major label group and most indies as well as many managers, artists and members of the live music community: